Bonar Law, Prime minister • Biography & Facts Bonar Law Prime minister Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923), commonly called Bonar (rhymes with honour) Law, was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Born in the colony of New Brunswick (now in Canada), he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles. He was also the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, spending 211 days in office. He had a much longer tenure as Conservative Party leader, November 1911 to March 1921 and October 1922 to May 1923, where he used his business background to good advantage in promoting better organisation and efficiency. His lack of aristocratic family connections helped him broaden the base of the party to include more businessmen.Law was born to a rural preacher and his wife in New Brunswick, where he spent his early life.

A few years after his mother's death in 1861, his father remarried, and in 1870 Law moved to Helensburgh, Scotland, to live with his mother's sister Janet and her family, who ran a successful merchant bank. After an education at Larchfield School (now Lomond School), a preparatory school in Hamilton and the High School of Glasgow, Law left school aged sixteen to gain a "commercial education" at the family firm. A few years later the firm was sold to the Clydesdale Bank, putting Law's career in jeopardy until his uncles loaned him the money to buy a partnership in an iron merchants firm. Through his hard work and business acumen, the firm flourished under Law, and by the time he was thirty he was a comparatively rich man.Law first entered politics in 1897, when he was asked to be the Conservative candidate for the seats of Glasgow Bridgeton and then Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown, accepting Blackfriars. Despite a large Liberal Party majority in his seat, Law campaigned successfully for the 1900 general election and was returned to Parliament.

In the House of Commons he became noted for his excellent memory and oratory, and soon gained a position on the Conservative front bench. A strong supporter of tariff reform, Law was made Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in 1902. The issue of tariff reform split the Conservative Party, and Prime Minister Arthur Balfour resigned, prompting a general election in which the Conservative Party were forced into opposition. In opposition Law continued to argue for tariff reform, both in Parliament and within his party, largely avoiding the constitutional crisis surrounding the People's Budget in 1909. His appointment as a Privy Councillor that year marked him out as a conservative frontrunner, and when it became clear that Arthur Balfour would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party, Law put his name forward. Despite trailing third after Walter Long and Austen Chamberlain , Law eventually won the election when the strong possibility of a draw between Long and Chamberlain that would split the party forced both to withdraw.As Leader of the Conservative Party, Law focused his attentions on two main areas; tariff reform, which he supported, and Irish Home Rule, to which he was opposed.

As leader of the opposition he was in no position to make active changes, but his strong campaigning, particularly on Home Rule, turned Liberal attempts to pass the Third Home Rule Bill into a three-year struggle eventually halted by the start of the First World War. Personal facts Profile for Andrew Bonar Law from Winston S. Churchill: The Challenge of War, 1914-1916 (page 1) Join Andrew Bonar Law Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923), commonly called Bonar Law, was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Born in the colony of New Brunswick (now in Canada), he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles. He was also the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, spending 211 days in office. He had a much longer tenure as Conservative Party leader, November 1911 to March 1921 and October 1922 to May 1923, where he used his business background to good advantage in promoting better organisation and efficiency.

His lack of aristocratic family connections helped him broaden the base of the party to include more businessmen. [close] Andrew Bonar Law (16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923), commonly called Bonar Law, was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Born in the colony of New Brunswick (now in Canada), he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles. He was also the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, spending 211 days in office. He had a much longer tenure as Conservative Party leader, November 1911 to March 1921 and October 1922 to May 1923, where he used his business background to good advantage in promoting better organisation and efficiency. His lack of aristocratic family connections helped him broaden the base of the party to include more businessmen. edit descriptions of this character We who represent the Unionist Party in England and Scotland have supported, and we mean to support to the end, the...

Born: September 16, 1858 Died: October 30, 1923 (aged 65) Bio: Andrew Bonar Law was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Born in the colony of New Brunswick, he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles. He was also the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, spending 211 days in office. About: Bonar Law About: Bonar Law An Entity of Type : person , from Named Graph : , within Data Space : dbpedia.org أندرو بونار لو (بالإنجليزية: Andrew Bonar Law) سياسي بريطاني (16 سبتمبر 1858-30 أكتوبر 1923). تولى رئاسة الوزارة في بريطانيا من 23 أكتوبر 1922 إلى 22 مايو 1923.

توفي بعد تركه الحكم بعدة شهور.32x28pxبوابة المملكة المتحدة32x28pxبوابة السياسة32x28pxبوابة أعلام Property أندرو بونار لو (بالإنجليزية: Andrew Bonar Law) سياسي بريطاني (16 سبتمبر 1858-30 أكتوبر 1923). تولى رئاسة الوزارة في بريطانيا من 23 أكتوبر 1922 إلى 22 مايو 1923. توفي بعد تركه الحكم بعدة شهور.32x28pxبوابة المملكة المتحدة32x28pxبوابة السياسة32x28pxبوابة أعلام (ar) Andrew Bonar Law (* 16. September 1858 in Rexton, New Brunswick, Kanada; † 30. Oktober 1923 in London, England) war ein britischer Politiker und Premierminister. Er gehörte der Conservative Party an.

(de) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de septiembre de 1858 – 30 de octubre de 1923) fue un político y hombre de estado británico nacido en Canadá. Militó en el Partido Conservador y fue Primer Ministro del Reino Unido entre 1922 hasta 1923. Accedió al poder en 1922 tras la victoria de los conservadores en las elecciones de noviembre de ese año, aprovechando la deblacle liberal tras la dimisión de Lloyd George. Su breve gobierno de 211 días apenas tuvo puntos destacables aunque realizó algunas medidas como bajar los impuestos directos sobre las rentas. Tuvo que dejar el gobierno por un cáncer de esófago en mayo de 1923, muriendo en el mes de octubre de ese mismo año. (es) Ha fatto parte del Partito Conservatore.

È stato Primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 23 ottobre 1922 al 22 maggio 1923, l'unico finora ad essere nato fuori dalle isole britanniche. (it) Andrew Bonar Law (16 septembre 1858 – 30 octobre 1923) est un homme politique britannique né à Rexton, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada. Il fut Premier ministre d'octobre 1922 à 1923. (fr) アンドルー・ボナー・ロー閣下（英: Rt. Hon.

Andrew Bonar Law, PC、1858年9月16日 – 1923年10月30日）は、イギリスの政治家。 1911年にアーサー・バルフォアが保守党党首を退任した後、代わって党首となった。第一次世界大戦中に成立した挙国一致内閣で閣僚職を歴任。戦後の1922年に保守党と自由党の大連立が解消されるとロイド・ジョージに代わって首相に就任したが、健康状態が芳しくなく、その翌年には辞職。スタンリー・ボールドウィンが代わって首相・保守党党首となった。 (ja) Andrew Bonar Law (ur. 16 września 1858 w Kingston w Nowym Brunszwiku, zm. 30 października 1923 w Londynie) – premier Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1922-1923.

Law, z pochodzenia Kanadyjczyk, został premierem z ramienia Partii Konserwatywnej, lecz zły stan zdrowia zmusił go do złożenia urzędu. (pl) Andrew Bonar Law (Rexton (New Brunswick, Canada), 16 september 1858 - Londen, 30 oktober 1923) was een Brits staatsman en Premier van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Hij was lid van de Conservative Party. (nl) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de setembro de 1858 — 30 de outubro de 1923) foi um político britânico, foi primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido pelo Partido Conservador. Foi, até hoje, o único primeiro-ministro britânico nascido fora da Grã-Bretanha. (pt) Эндрю Бонар Лоу (англ.

Andrew Bonar Law; 16 сентября 1858(18580916) — 30 октября 1923) — премьер-министр Великобритании, состоял в партии консерваторов. Единственный премьер Великобритании, родившийся за её пределами. (ru) 安德魯·博納·勞（Andrew Bonar Law，1858年9月16日－1923年10月23日），加拿大裔英國保守黨政治家，1922年至1923年出任英國首相，他是唯一一位生於英倫以外的英國首相。 (zh) أندرو بونار لو (بالإنجليزية: Andrew Bonar Law) سياسي بريطاني (16 سبتمبر 1858-30 أكتوبر 1923). تولى رئاسة الوزارة في بريطانيا من 23 أكتوبر 1922 إلى 22 مايو 1923.

توفي بعد تركه الحكم بعدة شهور.32x28pxبوابة المملكة المتحدة32x28pxبوابة السياسة32x28pxبوابة أعلام (ar) Andrew Bonar Law (* 16. September 1858 in Rexton, New Brunswick, Kanada; † 30. Oktober 1923 in London, England) war ein britischer Politiker und Premierminister. Er gehörte der Conservative Party an. (de) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de septiembre de 1858 – 30 de octubre de 1923) fue un político y hombre de estado británico nacido en Canadá. Militó en el Partido Conservador y fue Primer Ministro del Reino Unido entre 1922 hasta 1923. Accedió al poder en 1922 tras la victoria de los conservadores en las elecciones de noviembre de ese año, aprovechando la deblacle liberal tras la dimisión de Lloyd George.

Su breve gobierno de 211 días apenas tuvo puntos destacables aunque realizó algunas medidas como bajar los impuestos directos sobre las rentas. Tuvo que dejar el gobierno por un cáncer de esófago en mayo de 1923, muriendo en el mes de octubre de ese mismo año. (es) Ha fatto parte del Partito Conservatore. È stato Primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 23 ottobre 1922 al 22 maggio 1923, l'unico finora ad essere nato fuori dalle isole britanniche. (it) Andrew Bonar Law (16 septembre 1858 – 30 octobre 1923) est un homme politique britannique né à Rexton, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada. Il fut Premier ministre d'octobre 1922 à 1923. (fr) アンドルー・ボナー・ロー閣下（英: Rt. Hon.

Andrew Bonar Law, PC、1858年9月16日 – 1923年10月30日）は、イギリスの政治家。 1911年にアーサー・バルフォアが保守党党首を退任した後、代わって党首となった。第一次世界大戦中に成立した挙国一致内閣で閣僚職を歴任。戦後の1922年に保守党と自由党の大連立が解消されるとロイド・ジョージに代わって首相に就任したが、健康状態が芳しくなく、その翌年には辞職。スタンリー・ボールドウィンが代わって首相・保守党党首となった。 (ja) Andrew Bonar Law (ur. 16 września 1858 w Kingston w Nowym Brunszwiku, zm. 30 października 1923 w Londynie) – premier Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1922-1923.

Law, z pochodzenia Kanadyjczyk, został premierem z ramienia Partii Konserwatywnej, lecz zły stan zdrowia zmusił go do złożenia urzędu. (pl) Andrew Bonar Law (Rexton (New Brunswick, Canada), 16 september 1858 - Londen, 30 oktober 1923) was een Brits staatsman en Premier van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Hij was lid van de Conservative Party. (nl) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de setembro de 1858 — 30 de outubro de 1923) foi um político britânico, foi primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido pelo Partido Conservador. Foi, até hoje, o único primeiro-ministro britânico nascido fora da Grã-Bretanha. (pt) Эндрю Бонар Лоу (англ.

Andrew Bonar Law; 16 сентября 1858(18580916) — 30 октября 1923) — премьер-министр Великобритании, состоял в партии консерваторов. Единственный премьер Великобритании, родившийся за её пределами. (ru) 安德魯·博納·勞（Andrew Bonar Law，1858年9月16日－1923年10月23日），加拿大裔英國保守黨政治家，1922年至1923年出任英國首相，他是唯一一位生於英倫以外的英國首相。 (zh) أندرو بونار لو (بالإنجليزية: Andrew Bonar Law) سياسي بريطاني (16 سبتمبر 1858-30 أكتوبر 1923). تولى رئاسة الوزارة في بريطانيا من 23 أكتوبر 1922 إلى 22 مايو 1923.

توفي بعد تركه الحكم بعدة شهور.32x28pxبوابة المملكة المتحدة32x28pxبوابة السياسة32x28pxبوابة أعلام (ar) Andrew Bonar Law (* 16. September 1858 in Rexton, New Brunswick, Kanada; † 30. Oktober 1923 in London, England) war ein britischer Politiker und Premierminister. Er gehörte der Conservative Party an. (de) Andrew Bonar Law (16 septembre 1858 – 30 octobre 1923) est un homme politique britannique né à Rexton, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada. Il fut Premier ministre d'octobre 1922 à 1923. (fr) Andrew Bonar Law (ur. 16 września 1858 w Kingston w Nowym Brunszwiku, zm. 30 października 1923 w Londynie) – premier Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1922-1923.

Law, z pochodzenia Kanadyjczyk, został premierem z ramienia Partii Konserwatywnej, lecz zły stan zdrowia zmusił go do złożenia urzędu. (pl) Andrew Bonar Law (Rexton (New Brunswick, Canada), 16 september 1858 - Londen, 30 oktober 1923) was een Brits staatsman en Premier van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Hij was lid van de Conservative Party. (nl) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de setembro de 1858 — 30 de outubro de 1923) foi um político britânico, foi primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido pelo Partido Conservador. Foi, até hoje, o único primeiro-ministro britânico nascido fora da Grã-Bretanha. (pt) Эндрю Бонар Лоу (англ.

Andrew Bonar Law; 16 сентября 1858(18580916) — 30 октября 1923) — премьер-министр Великобритании, состоял в партии консерваторов. Единственный премьер Великобритании, родившийся за её пределами. (ru) 安德魯·博納·勞（Andrew Bonar Law，1858年9月16日－1923年10月23日），加拿大裔英國保守黨政治家，1922年至1923年出任英國首相，他是唯一一位生於英倫以外的英國首相。 (zh) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de septiembre de 1858 – 30 de octubre de 1923) fue un político y hombre de estado británico nacido en Canadá. Militó en el Partido Conservador y fue Primer Ministro del Reino Unido entre 1922 hasta 1923.

(es) Ha fatto parte del Partito Conservatore.È stato Primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 23 ottobre 1922 al 22 maggio 1923, l'unico finora ad essere nato fuori dalle isole britanniche. (it) アンドルー・ボナー・ロー閣下（英: Rt. Hon.

Andrew Bonar Law, PC、1858年9月16日 – 1923年10月30日）は、イギリスの政治家。1911年にアーサー・バルフォアが保守党党首を退任した後、代わって党首となった。第一次世界大戦中に成立した挙国一致内閣で閣僚職を歴任。戦後の1922年に保守党と自由党の大連立が解消されるとロイド・ジョージに代わって首相に就任したが、健康状態が芳しくなく、その翌年には辞職。スタンリー・ボールドウィンが代わって首相・保守党党首となった。 (ja) أندرو بونار لو (بالإنجليزية: Andrew Bonar Law) سياسي بريطاني (16 سبتمبر 1858-30 أكتوبر 1923). تولى رئاسة الوزارة في بريطانيا من 23 أكتوبر 1922 إلى 22 مايو 1923.

توفي بعد تركه الحكم بعدة شهور.32x28pxبوابة المملكة المتحدة32x28pxبوابة السياسة32x28pxبوابة أعلام (ar) Andrew Bonar Law (* 16. September 1858 in Rexton, New Brunswick, Kanada; † 30. Oktober 1923 in London, England) war ein britischer Politiker und Premierminister. Er gehörte der Conservative Party an. (de) Andrew Bonar Law (16 septembre 1858 – 30 octobre 1923) est un homme politique britannique né à Rexton, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada. Il fut Premier ministre d'octobre 1922 à 1923. (fr) Andrew Bonar Law (ur. 16 września 1858 w Kingston w Nowym Brunszwiku, zm. 30 października 1923 w Londynie) – premier Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 1922-1923.

Law, z pochodzenia Kanadyjczyk, został premierem z ramienia Partii Konserwatywnej, lecz zły stan zdrowia zmusił go do złożenia urzędu. (pl) Andrew Bonar Law (Rexton (New Brunswick, Canada), 16 september 1858 - Londen, 30 oktober 1923) was een Brits staatsman en Premier van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Hij was lid van de Conservative Party. (nl) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de setembro de 1858 — 30 de outubro de 1923) foi um político britânico, foi primeiro-ministro do Reino Unido pelo Partido Conservador. Foi, até hoje, o único primeiro-ministro britânico nascido fora da Grã-Bretanha. (pt) Эндрю Бонар Лоу (англ.

Andrew Bonar Law; 16 сентября 1858(18580916) — 30 октября 1923) — премьер-министр Великобритании, состоял в партии консерваторов. Единственный премьер Великобритании, родившийся за её пределами. (ru) 安德魯·博納·勞（Andrew Bonar Law，1858年9月16日－1923年10月23日），加拿大裔英國保守黨政治家，1922年至1923年出任英國首相，他是唯一一位生於英倫以外的英國首相。 (zh) Andrew Bonar Law (16 de septiembre de 1858 – 30 de octubre de 1923) fue un político y hombre de estado británico nacido en Canadá. Militó en el Partido Conservador y fue Primer Ministro del Reino Unido entre 1922 hasta 1923.

(es) Ha fatto parte del Partito Conservatore.È stato Primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 23 ottobre 1922 al 22 maggio 1923, l'unico finora ad essere nato fuori dalle isole britanniche. (it) アンドルー・ボナー・ロー閣下（英: Rt. Hon.

Andrew Bonar Law, PC、1858年9月16日 – 1923年10月30日）は、イギリスの政治家。1911年にアーサー・バルフォアが保守党党首を退任した後、代わって党首となった。第一次世界大戦中に成立した挙国一致内閣で閣僚職を歴任。戦後の1922年に保守党と自由党の大連立が解消されるとロイド・ジョージに代わって首相に就任したが、健康状態が芳しくなく、その翌年には辞職。スタンリー・ボールドウィンが代わって首相・保守党党首となった。 (ja) Andrew Bonar Law (1858 - 1923) - Genealogy Andrew Bonar Law Father of Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine ; Captain James Bonar Law ; <private> (bonar) Law; <private> (bonar) Law; <private> (bonar) Law and 1 other ; and <private> (bonar) Law « less Occupation:

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Publication: Nov 1 1923 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...of her picsent trouble MR. BONAR LAW. DEATH FROM PNEUMONIA. War-time Services. LONDON, Oct. .10. Hie death has occuired fiom septic p... Publication: Oct 31 1923 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... CABLES-Page 19. The death has occurred, from septic pneumonia, of Mr Bonar Law By well informed members of the Con sorvativc party in Br... Publication: Oct 31 1923 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... knocked out Jack Dunstan, who died from injuries next morning. Mr Bonar Law, ex ... of the Pacific. 84% Interest on Deposits up to 81,00... Publication: Nov 1 1923 - Kilmore, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... for i Central Glasgow, vacant because- of' the death ot Mr. Bonar Law, and says ho will take part in the general .

election as a free tr... Publication: Nov 13 1923 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "..., the vacancy having arisen through the death of Mr. Bonar Law. ENGLISH FOOTBALL. . - RUGBY MATCHES. (Routor.) / LONDON, Novomber 5. ... Publication: Nov 7 1923 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: ... Novembor ö. I Largo crowds testified the public sympathy at Mr. Bonar Law's funeral. A short eorvico was first held at St. Columba's Chu... Publication: Nov 7 1923 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...a ghastly failure. The remains of Mr. Bonar Law were til buried in Westminster Abbey. Among the ce pall bearers at the funeral was th... Publication: Nov 7 1923 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Page: Australian Newspapers Text: "...remains of Mr Bonar Law took place in Wcstminstei Abbey with improssivo ceremony The American newspapers made rather caustic comments...

Publication: Nov 7 1923 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Page: Andrew Bonar Law (known as Bonar; 16 September 1858 – 30 October 1923) was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Born in the colony of New Brunswick, he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles.[1] He was also the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, spending 211 days in office. Rt Hon Andrew Bonar Law, MP's Timeline 1858 These people in the North-east of Ireland, from old prejudices perhaps more from anything else, from the whole of their ... Born: September 16, 1858 Died: October 30, 1923 (aged 65) Bio: Andrew Bonar Law was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister. Born in the colony of New Brunswick, he is the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles. He was also the shortest-serving Prime Minister of the 20th century, spending 211 days in office.

Andrew Bonar Law Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Leaders Andrew Bonar Law Biography Andrew Bonar Law was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister, often referred to as the âUnknown Prime Ministerâ. This biography of Andrew Law provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline. Quick Facts Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine education University of Glasgow Elliott & Fry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Andrew Bonar Law was a British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister, often referred to as the âUnknown Prime Ministerâ. He represented a half-way stage in the evolution of the modern Conservative Party. With his dedication and hard work, he climbed up the ladder of success in his political career and he used his business background to good advantage in promoting better organization and efficiency. Initially a businessman, he was approached by the Conservative Party to participate as their representative in elections. He was an unusual member of the party; he did not seek power or make any attempt to become a party leader. His prime objective as a member of the party was to execute political decisions keeping in mind welfare of the society and contribute significantly to unite the party people.

He held many key positions in his flourishing career and served as a resourceful asset of the party. Even after his retirement from the party he returned to politics to support his partyâs decision of appointing him as the Prime Minister of United Kingdom. But his health declined steadily, and he had to resign from this post soon after. Due to his short tenure as the Prime Minister, which lasted only a few months, he is famously remembered as the âUnknown Prime Ministerâ. Childhood & Early Life He was born on September 16, 1858, in Kingston, Colony of New Brunswick. to Reverend James Law, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland, and his wife, Eliza Kidston Law. He had a sister, Mary and three brothers, Robert, William and John. When his mother died in 1861, his motherâs sister, Janet, traveled from Scotland to live with them and looked after the children. She stayed with them until his father remarried in 1870 and his new wife took over her duties. As Janet was preparing for her return to Scotland, she suggested that Bonar come and live with her family for better future prospects.

Both James and Bonar accepted this, and the boy left with his aunt. Upon his arrival in Glasgow, he was enrolled at Gilbertfield School. In 1873, he was transferred to the High School of Glasgow, where he excelled in Greek, German and French with the aid of his sharp memory. Even though he excelled in academics, it soon became evident that he was better suited to business than to university. At the age of 16, he left school to become a clerk at Kidston & Sons, a family merchant bank. Career In 1885, the Kidston brothers retired and merged their bank with the Clydesdale Bank. The retiring brothers lent Bonar money to form a partnership in a Glasgow firm of iron merchants. As a result of his managerial efforts and relentless hard work, the firm flourished over the years. In 1897, the Conservative Party prompted him to become their candidate for the seat of Glasgow Bridgeton. Later, he was offered the Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown seat, which he accepted after much persuasion. In 1900 general elections, he successfully campaigned against his opponent from the Liberal Party and distinguished himself with his oratory and wit.

As a result, he won and was elected to the parliament. In 1902, when Prime Minister Arthur Balfour formed his government, Law was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade. He was a keen supporter of the tariff reform throughout his political career. The issue of tariff reform split the Conservative Party, and Arthur Balfour resigned from his post as the Prime Minister in December 1905. The new Prime Minister, the Liberal Henry Campbell-Bannerman, immediately dissolved the parliament and announced the general elections. Despite strong campaigning, Law lost the election. . However, later that year, he won a by-election from Dulwich and returned to the Parliament. In 1911, he became the new leader of the Conservative Party after Arthur Balfour resigned from the post. As leader of the Party, he focused his attention on the tariff reform issue, of which he was a supporter, and Irish Home Rule, which he strongly opposed. In 1915, when Herbert Asquith formed a coalition government, he was appointed as the Secretary of State for the Colonies and a member of the War Committee.

When David Lloyd George replaced Asquith in 1916, Bonar served as the âChancellor of the Exchequerâ in his government. This effectively made him Lloyd George's second-in-command. In March 1921, he retired as leader of the Conservative Party, but after David Lloyd George was removed from office in October 1922, he agreed to become the Prime Minister, despite his poor health. In May 1923, he was forced to resign from his post as a result of his deteriorating health. Personal Life & Legacy After establishing himself successfully he met Annie Pitcairn Robley, daughter of a Glaswegian merchant, Harrington Robley. Soon they fell in love and got married in 1891. They had five sonsâthe first one being stillbornâand two daughters. In 1909, Annie died which left him grief stricken for years. He never remarried despite his relatively young age and prosperous career. In 1917, his third son, Charlie Law, a soldier, was killed at the Second Battle of Gaza.

The same year, his eldest son, a pilot, was also shot down and killed. These tragic events left him shattered. While he was the Prime Minister of UK, he was diagnosed with terminal throat cancer and died later the same year on October 30, 1923 in Kensington, London, UK. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey where later his ashes were interred. Trivia He was an avid chess player in his childhood. He eventually became an excellent amateur player, and competed with internationally renowned chess masters. Translate this page to Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese Pictures of Andrew Bonar Law Also Listed In Public Service – Andrew Bonar Law – Heroes Centre Contact Form Public Service – Andrew Bonar Law Andrew Bonar Law – Financier, Politician and the only British Prime Minister to have been born outside the British Isles. British Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law was born 16th September 1858 in Rexton, New Brunswick (now Canada) to the Reverend James Law, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland with Scottish and Irish ancestry, and his wife Eliza Kidston Law.

James Law was the minister for several isolated townships, and had bought a small farm on the Richibucto River, which Bonar helped tend along with his brothers Robert, William and John, and his sister Mary. After James’s Law wife Eliza died during childbirth in 1860, her sister Janet Kidston travelled to New Brunswick from her home in Helensburgh to look after the Law children. When James Law remarried in 1870 his new wife took over Janet’s duties, and Janet decided to return to Scotland with James & Bonar Law. At the age of 12, Law left to live with his late mother’s three male cousins – the Kidstons, who were rich merchant bankers in Glasgow. As they were all either unmarried or childless, they saw him as a substitute son and heir. He was educated at Gilbertfield School in Hamilton (1870-1873), and then at age fourteen he transferred to the High School of Glasgow, where he showed a talent for languages, excelling in Greek, German and French. During this period he first began to play chess and eventually became an excellent amateur player, and competed with internationally renowned chess masters.

Despite his excellent academic record it became obvious at Glasgow that he was better suited to business than to university, and when he was sixteen Law left school to become a clerk at Kidston & Sons. Janet’s brothers Charles, Richard and William were partners in the family merchant bank Kidston & Sons, and it was generally accepted that Law would inherit the firm, or at least play a role in its management when he was older. In 1885 the Kidson brothers decided to retire, and agreed to merge the firm with the Clydesdale Bank. The retiring brothers found him a job with William Jacks, an iron merchant (William Jacks & Co) who was pursuing a parliamentary career. The Kidson brothers loaned Law the money to buy a partnership in Jacks’ firm, and with Jacks himself no longer playing an acting part in the company, Law effectively became the managing partner. During this period Bonar Law, attended lectures given at Glasgow University and joined the Glasgow Parliamentary Debating Association, which adhered as closely as possible to the layout of the real Parliament of the United Kingdom and undoubtedly helped Law hone the skills that would serve him so well in the political arena.

In 1888 he moved out of the Kidson household and set up his own home at Seabank, East Clyde Street, Helensburgh, with his sister Mary [who had earlier come over from New Brunswick] acting as the housekeeper. Bonar Law was a man of simple tastes, a Sunday School teacher and voracious reader who enjoyed tennis, golf, chess and those great pastimes of students, billiards and darts, and served on the first committee of Helensburgh Golf Club and was one of the founding members of Helensburgh Lawn Tennis Club. In 1890, at the age of thirty-two, Bonar Law he became engaged to Annie Pitcairn Robley, whom he married at West Free Church, Helensburgh, by the Rev. William Leitch, B.A, on 24 March 1891. Annie Pitcairn Robley was born on 2nd January 1866, the eldest daughter of Harrington Robley, a Ship’s Stores Merchant of Robley & Co.,and Isabelle Pitcairn.

She had 3 brothers and 3 sisters, but her younger brother, Harrington, died in 1874 when he was 6 years old. She was eight years younger than Bonar, of a more sociable disposition and with a love of dancing. Biographers of Bonar Law speak of her beauty, her charm and the warmth and sweetness of her personality. “Anne Pitcairn Robley, at twenty-four, with dark hair and large brown eyes and a lively manner, was considered quite a local beauty, and Bonar Law – a man whose frivolity had hitherto found its outlet in tennis and golf – seems to have fallen in love with her immediately.” They set up their home in Seabank but on the death of Annie’s father Harrington Robley they bought his house Kintillo in Suffolk Street, which they sold in 1909, moving to London, Pembrook Lodge, just off Edwardes Square in South Kensington, because the pressure of commuting was becoming too much. The marriage was to prove very happy and they had seven children. The couple had five sons and two daughters, although the first son was stillborn.

The youngest son was Richard Law, [1901-1980] later Baron Coleraine, the third Charlie Law [1897 -1917], who as a soldier with the King’s Own Scottish Borderers was killed at the Second Battle of Gaza. His eldest son, James Kidston Law [1893 -1917] a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps, was shot down and killed, Isabel Harrington Law, the eldest daughter [1896 – 1969], who married Sir Frederick Sykes and Catherine Edith Mary Law [1906 -1992] , the youngest, who married George Archibald, 1st Baron Archibald. That summer,1909, Annie became very tired, weak and unwell. They took a house at Moncton, on the Ayrshire coast for the holidays and she rested every afternoon, and tried to carry on until the children were back at school. On her return home, specialists were consulted and advised the removal of her gall-bladder.

Annie had the operation, went through a convalescence and apparent recovery and then on Sunday, October 31st she collapsed and died. She was only forty two. Annie was buried in Helensburgh. “Many hundreds came to pay their respects to the popular wife of a local hero, and the sad and stately procession stretched for some two miles from Ferniegar to the churchyard where she was laid to rest. Bonar Law said many times thereafter that he never forgot a single sad detail of that day.” Their six children aged between sixteen and four were left without a mother. Bonar’s sister, Mary Law, heroically moved in, took the household cares off his shoulders and began the task of bringing up their large family. She reluctantly agreed also to act as hostess at Pembroke Lodge, although her eldest niece Isabel gradually took over that duty. Bonar Law’s interest in politics had grown stronger as the 1890s went by, and after he inherited a very large sum on the death of one of the Kidstons, he was able to consider running for Parliament. In 1897 Law was asked to become the Conservative Party candidate for the parliamentary seat of Glasgow Bridgeton.

Soon after he was offered another seat, this one in Glasgow Blackfriars and Hutchesontown, which he took instead of Glasgow Bridgeton. Blackfriars was not a seat with high prospects attached; a working-class area, it had returned Liberal Party MPs since it was created in 1884, and the incumbent, Andrew Provand, was highly popular. The campaign was unpleasant for both sides, with anti- and pro-war campaigners fighting vociferously, but Law distinguished himself with his oratory and wit. When the results came in, Law was returned to Parliament with a majority of 1,000, overturning Provand’s majority of 381. He immediately ended his active work at William Jacks & Co (although he retained his directorship) and moved to Pembrook Lodge. He lost his seat to future Labour leader George Nicoll Barnes in the anti-Conservative landslide 1906 General Election, but he returned to represent Dulwich at a by-election later that year.

Though hit hard by the death of his wife, in 1909, he continued his political career; after leaving the House of Commons at the December 1910 election, he returned as MP for Bootle at a by-election in 1911. On the coronation of George V on 22 June 1911, Bonar Law was made a Privy Counsellor on the recommendation of the new Prime Minister and Arthur Balfour. Balfour was to become increasingly unpopular and eventually resigned the leadership of the Conservative Party. Following a deadlock between Austen Chamberlain and Walter Long, the two leadership candidates agreed to stand down in favour of Bonar Law, who became Leader as a compromise candidate. With the unanimous support of the MPs, Law became Leader of the Conservative Party despite never having sat in Cabinet. In 1921, ill health forced Bonar Law’s resignation as Conservative leader and Leader of the Commons in favour of Austen Chamberlain. 1921-2 the coalition Government had become embroiled in an air of moral and financial corruption.

Austen Chamberlain resigned as Party Leader, Lloyd George resigned as Prime Minister and Bonar Law returned on 23 October 1922 in both jobs. Bonar Law was soon diagnosed with terminal throat cancer and, no longer physically able to speak in Parliament, resigned on 22 May 1923. He died on 30th October 1923. He wanted to be buried in the family plot beside the north wall of Helensburgh Cemetery beside his wife and sons, but as he was Prime Minister the family agreed that the final resting place of his ashes should be the Nave in Westminster Abbey. Bonar Law was the shortest serving PM of the twentieth century. He is often referred to as “the unknown Prime Minister”, the name comes from a remark by Asquith at Bonar Law’s funeral, that they were burying the Unknown Prime Minister next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.The stone in the centre of the Nave at Westminster simply reads: Andrew Bonar Law

Question: Which British Prime Minister was born in the colony of New Brunswick on September 16th 1858?
Answer: Andrew Bonar Law